圓悟佛果禪師語錄 17.11

17.11

舉：「古者道：『護生須是殺，殺盡始安居，會得箇中意，鐵船水上浮。』」師云：「且道：殺箇什麼？殺眾生物命，凡夫見解；殺六賊煩惱，座主見解；殺佛殺祖，大闡提人見解。衲僧分上畢竟殺箇什麼？試定當看。」

[The Master] cited: "An ancient said, 'To protect life, one must kill; / Only when all is killed off does one abide in peace. / If you understand the meaning within this, / An iron boat floats upon the water.'"
The Master said, "Tell me: what does one kill? Killing the life of sentient beings is the view of ordinary persons; killing the six bandits and afflictions is the view of doctrinal lecturers; killing buddhas and killing patriarchs is the view of great icchantikas. On the part of a patch-robed monk, what after all does one kill? Try to settle it and see!"